Justice in the Western Discussion

Read Leviticus 6:1 – 7:38, and 10.  https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/

Post on Blackboard how the trial in Leviticus, chapter 10 can be used to better understand what justice meant in the period of exile for the Israelites.  Who possessed power in this context, and whose power was being controlled?  Which group of people posed the greatest threat to the structure of this religious group if they chose not to strictly obey the rules set down in the Torah?

Read Genesis 22: 1-19, the story of Abraham and Isaac. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/

Listen: Leonard Cohen, Song of Isaac: https://youtu.be/-y36zbbuX7w

Are there competing definitions of justice in the Genesis story or is there only one?  How does the definition of justice in this story reflect the principles from Leviticus? What is the relationship in this story between obedience and justice?  Taken together, what is the role of submission in defining justice in the Torah?  Is submission to a god/gods’ laws the same as submission to laws people accept as having been written by other people?  How does Leonard Cohen’s song make you think differently about the parable of Isaac?